Guest Post by Mary Sparks, Pastor’s Wife, Joplin, Missouri Count your blessings, name them one by one….. Have you had one today? two? three? more? Stop and just think about those “little things” that happen each day that we take for granted. Did the red light stop you and found you waiting? Perhaps you missed an accident ahead that you might have been in had not the light turned red. And how about the food you eat each day? The farmer labored hard to raise that crop, to harvest it, and then to bring it to market, just so that they could supply the supermarket, and thereby you have food…
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Debt-Proof Living – Book Blessings Book Review
It’s time for another “Book Blessings” video… whether you’re needing to pay off debt — or just wanting to build up a savings account and an emergency account, this book can be very helpful for you and your family’s financial management. Today, I’m sharing my book review for Debt-Proof Living: How to Get Out of Debt and Stay That Way (my referral link). This is one of THE BEST financial management books that I’ve ever read. I HIGHLY recommend it! I read it to my youngest son for his junior year in high school as we discussed finances and money together. Mary Hunt has an excellent perspective on how to manage money —…
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A TRIBUTE TO ALEX – Guest Post & Poem by Kathy McCullough
A TRIBUTE TO ALEX – Guest Post and Poem by Kathy McCullough, Pastor’s Wife, Ark City, KS As a guest writer for this blog, I wanted to pay tribute to our son-in-law, Alex. Alex had ALS and went to Heaven over 7 months ago. Before I go on, I am going to share this verse: Psalm 78:19 kjv, “Yea, they spake against God, they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness.” Alex married our middle daughter and after they were married, he became a very zealous, faithful young man who loved serving the Lord. He even was planning on going to Bible College. About two months into married…
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God’s Vitamin “C” for the Spirit – Book Blessings Book Review
I’ve decided to re-title my monthly book features as “Book Blessings” because what I love to share with you are books that’s been a blessing to me and my family. Today, I’m sharing a story from the book, God’s Vitamin “C” for the Spirit — Tug-at-the-heart” stories to fortify and enrich your life (my referral link). The stories in this book are compiled by Kathy Collard Miller and D. Larry Miller. *Side note disclaimer: I picked this book up at a local thrift store, and I’m currently at page 90, so I haven’t completed reading it all yet. Also, the book states that most of the verses are in KJV, but not ALL…
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A Lesson From David on How to Present Ourselves Before God
Psalm 40 has been a real blessing to me this week. As I discussed this chapter with my sons, I explained how David set a good example for us on how to present ourselves in prayer to the Lord. To keep my devotional short, I will not be discussing every verse, but there are a few Bible verses from this chapter that I specifically wanted to share with you… 1. David Dedicates Praise to God We should come before God’s presence with thanksgiving and praise (Psalm 100:4). In Psalm 40, we see that David dedicates some of his psalm to expressing his praise to God. “Many, O LORD my God, are thy…
